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Nate Allen

Code Wrangler at Automattic

@nateallen Massachusetts joined Apr 2015

github.com/nate-allen Slack: @Nate Allen
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    Bio

    Nate Allen is a Code Wrangler for Automattic. Nate has a real passion for WordPress, and is especially skilled at building complex plugins. He was formerly a Senior Web Engineer at 10up, where he enjoyed creating solutions to solve unique problems for clients. He also enjoys mentoring and sharing his knowledge, and is equally comfortable in client-facing and technical roles.

    Interests

    WordPress, Woodworking, and Whiskey

    WordPress Origin Story

    I first started using WordPress in 2007 when I setup a blog about Internet Marketing. The blog didn’t last long, but my passion for WordPress is still going strong!

    Badges

    CODE
    2 badges
    Core Contributor '19 Plugin Developer
    CONTENT
    1 badge
    Photo Contributor '24
    COMMUNITY
    1 badge
    WordCamp Speaker '16

    Current Job

    Code Wrangler
    Present
    Automattic

    Recent impact

    Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

    Last 30 days
    1contribution
    high0
    medium1
    score1
    Last 90 days
    5contributions
    high2
    medium3
    score9
    Last 12 months
    10contributions
    high2
    medium8
    score14

    Team focus

    Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 6 releases
    • 7.0
    • 6.5
    • 6.3
    • 6.1
    • 5.2
    • 5.1

    Contributions

    Type
    June 2026
    Jun 02 Tue · 14:05
    Forums med
    Created a topic, 100% self-hosted solution, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    This plugin is a proper kanban tracker that never send…
    March 2026
    Mar 26 Thu · 12:51
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Effortless large file uploads that just works, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I've uploaded several large video files without a hitc…
    Mar 24 Tue · 17:38
    Core high
    Mentioned in [62107] on WordPress SVN:
    Code Modernization: Fix `rest_convert_error_to_response()` handling of non-array error data when obtaining `status`.
    Mar 19 Thu · 14:28
    Core med
    Submitted pull request #11307 to WordPress/wordpress-develop:
    REST API: Restore `is_array()` check in `rest_convert_error_to_response()`
    Mar 19 Thu · 14:09
    Core med
    Created ticket #64901 on Core Trac:
    rest_convert_error_to_response() fatals when WP_Error data is a ...
    January 2026
    Jan 28 Wed · 19:14
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Critical error <= php 8.2, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Glad to hear it's working and thanks for the kind words!
    Jan 28 Wed · 17:52
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Critical error <= php 8.2, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks for reporting this. We've identified and fixed the issue. The composer.json was incorrectly requiring…
    Jan 28 Wed · 15:38
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to SEO Problems, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thanks so much for the kind words and for flagging this. You're absolutely right about…
    December 2025
    Dec 17 Wed · 21:01
    Forums med
    Created a topic, A must-have plugin for better 404 pages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I love that it’s lightweight, core-friendly, and works…
    July 2025
    Jul 18 Fri · 16:29
    Forums med
    Created a topic, Uploading failed: Maximum call stack size exceeded, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    We were unable to save a page with 15 Single Product b…